Victoria Dysthe

Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, I am fluently trilingual (English, French and Norwegian), and have a fairly good understanding of Spanish. In October of 1996, right after Hurricane Fran swept through NC, my husband and I relocated to Durham and later Chapel Hill, North Carolina on an executive transfer, where my 2 children, my husband and myself, have lived for the last 20 years. Until recently, I was a senior executive overseeing Operations and Supply Chain for the Americas, for a large Multi-National Contract Manufacturing company. I had accountability for 19 manufacturing facilities, a $1.3B Procurement budget, and was directly involved in multiple M&A Due Diligence and Transfer teams. During my career, I have encountered many challenges requiring out of the box thinking, exceptional interpersonal skills, strong negotiation skills and a passion for looking beyond the ...